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Steve studied for a Bachelor’s Degree in Geography at the University of Sheffield and is now a data scientist at a humanitarian analysis organisation and MapAction. How did you get into your current line of work? I developed Geographic Information…
Exactly one year on from our project kick off meeting at the University of Gloucestershire in Cheltenham, the project team have had a busy week this week. Representatives from all four partner universities met on Tuesday 15th December (partially in…
Marco studied for a Bachelor’s Degree in Economics at the University of the Philippines School of Economics. Marco is now a data and information visualisation analyst at MZ Consulting. How did you get into your current line of work? Right…
Esther Syombua Ndaka and Tara Thiani are co-founders of the Afrika Counts project and undergraduate students at the United States International University – Africa (USIU-A), located in Nairobi, Kenya. Esther is a 2nd year bachelor of epidemiology and biostatistics major…
Research insights from the Development Counts project have formed the basis of a new expert blog as part of the virtual UN World Data Forum 2020. The UN World Data Forum brings together data and statistical experts and users from…
Whilst the planned meeting hosted by UNED in sunny Madrid couldn’t go ahead this summer, the Development Counts team have being holding online meetings to catch up on project progress. We’ve focused on comparing findings from our interviews with development…
Pol studied Economics at Pompeu Fabra University in Barcelona (UPF) and further developed his analytical skills with several specific online courses and on-the-job training. Pol is now Head of Analytics at the Public Engagement Department in Oxfam Intermon, at their…
Emily studied for a BSc in Mathematics at the University of Sheffield, and later undertook a Diploma in Development Studies at Birkbeck, University of London and a MMaths in Official Statistics at the University of Southampton. Emily is now Head…
The Development Counts project kick-off meeting took place at the University of Gloucestershire’s Francis Close Hall campus in Cheltenham (UK) on the 18th and 19th December 2019. Team members from all four partner universities attended the meeting along with our…